The No. 6 Houston Cougars can all but punch a ticket to a BCS bowl – probably
the Sugar Bowl – with a win over Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon in the
Conference USA Championship Game. Houston, which hosts this game, is a
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Houston (12-0) punched its ticket to this game
with a 48-16 win over Tulsa last week to win the C-USA West. Record-setting QB
Case Keenum threw for 457 yards and five touchdowns -- four of
them to Patrick Edwards as part of his 181 receiving yards.
Keenum, a Heisman candidate, already had set most NCAA career passing marks
earlier this year and added another vs. Tulsa with his 37th career 300-yard
game. Keenum needs 274 yards passing to become the first player in NCAA history
with three 5,000-yard passing seasons in a career.
The Cougars, who lead
the nation in points, passing yards per game and total offense, set a school
record for wins in a season and matched records with a 12-game win streak set in
1990 and '91. The Cougars have scored 350 points the last six weeks along, which
is more than 72 teams have had all season. Houston has never played in a BCS
bowl and neither has a team from C-USA.
No. 24 Southern Miss (10-2)
bounced back from a shocking loss to UAB with a 44-7 win over Memphis last
Saturday to clinch the C-USA East Division. Austin Davis passed
for 277 yards and two scores, and ran for another to give the Golden Eagles
their first Conference USA Eastern Division title since 2006 and their first
10-win season since 1988.
Houston, which is 1-1 all-time in C-USA title
games, has won three straight vs. Southern Miss at home. But the Golden Eagles
won 59-41 last year in Hattiesburg. Keenum missed that game with an injury.
USM’s Davis threw for four TDs and ran for two more. This season, USM is 4-1 ATS
in past five road games. Houston is 7-0 ATS in its past seven conference games.
The favorite has covered in the past five meetings in this series.
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